Hope and Analytics – The New Next

Hope and Analytics – The New Next

There’s a collective sigh of relief throughout the skilled nursing industry as the COVID-19 vaccine is now being distributed. The vaccine provides hope that we’re turning the corner and will start to see a significant decline in the spread of this devastating disease.

 

In a recent article in Senior Housing News, industry leaders are taking a stand of positivity for the future. Though the census reductions have been significant, SNF leaders know that to truly recover, a wait and see attitude is not going to win. The winners will be those leaning into disruption.

 

Now, more than ever, is the time to discover innovative technology that streamlines your data platforms and analytics to identify the areas where you can divert dissipation back to profitability.

 

You use various software’s to run your business and each provides a dynamic look at the insights of using that platform. However, what you really need is a way to see how those software’s work together to benefit your company’s overall financial picture. Imagine an integration of your data silos – producing real time metrics that allow you to adjust operations… long before EOM reports are produced.

 

Integrated Data Silos

 

You can have that and more with CORE, our business intelligence solution that turns information overload into business opportunity.

 

Prone 2 Dream Technologies developed the CORE model for the skilled nursing industry, one of the hardest hit industries of the past year. CORE stands for the core controllables in a business – Census, Overtime, Receivables, Expenses. While the model was built for skilled nursing, it is adaptable to any industry – simply replace the word “census” with “customers” or “clients” to consider your revenue source.

 

CORE gives you the ability to drill down into these four controllable areas to identify critical issues and see where cash can be diverted back to the bottom line or reinvested in another department, before it’s too late.

 

Analytics ensures that all the dollars on the table are capitalized on. For example, if cash is dissipating through the culinary department, we can identify that issue with analytics. We can reroute those funds to payroll – to support an additional CNA on the floor or give the RN back the time she must spend scheduling because she’s understaffed. Identifying where you’re leaving money on the table allows you to turn around and reinvest it in the company.

 

Premium Overtime Dollar

 

 

Global P&L in Real Time

 

In addition to a drill down look at the controllables, CORE provides the global Profit & Loss view. You have the ability to see in near real time the total of all your units, each unit individually, or even a comparative view of selected units. Having a daily data story gives you speed, eliminating the need to wait for month-end reports before taking decisive action.

 

What would it be like for you to have a daily data story, with near real time accuracy? It means speed and improved profitability – the speed to identify critical issues and course-correct without losing 10, 20, 30, even 45 days waiting for EOM reports, which can mean the difference between profit and loss.

 

Global P&L View

 

Want to take a closer look at how CORE can improve your profitability?

To discuss how Prone 2 Dream Technologies can customize CORE for your company, please contact us for a complimentary consultation.

 

How to Use Predictive Analytics to Improve Skilled Nursing Profitability

How to Use Predictive Analytics to Improve Skilled Nursing Profitability

While predictive analytics strategy is imperative for all industries, skilled nursing has been impacted by Covid-19 to a dramatic degree. The exposure to analytics and the power to aggregate and analyze data in contact tracing, incident reporting, and statistical monitoring has delivered a new normal for the industry.  Yet, the wealth of data already being generated throughout healthcare has never been leveraged to serve nursing homes for better operational efficiency. 

What is “Predictive Analytics”? 

Predictive analytics is the power to assemble data in a relevant way so that it tells a historical story, and based on that story and its continuing trends, can predict outcomes.   

Integrating data silos combines data from different platforms and indicates business issues and business opportunities.  

Take the case of a dietary manager in a skilled nursing facility. His top skills may be culinary mastery and managing a team of people. He’s given the tools to order his supplies – food, cleaning, disposables, etc. He’s given a budget based on expected census(in many cases this can be a flat dollar amount that was projected nearly 6 months ago by the financial division)Coupled with multiple other platforms to manage his staffing needsrecipes, dietary guidelinesetc., he can become quite overwhelmed with the systems and may struggle with how to fit it all together for success. 

A simple strategy to predict outcomes based on departmental data – employees, purchases, and the residents – empowers department managers to “control the controllable.  

Bringing all of his disparate data together with a business intelligence strategy will give him back control of the department’s success.  Simply delivering an auto-adjusted budget based on the facility’s actual census as it fluctuates throughout the month, coupled with a declining budget, he will be able to discern his direction and feel empowered to meet the goals.  Why is this important? If census goes down, he is delivered the adjusted budget dollars and declining balance for purchases through the month ensuring expenses are controlled. Likewise, if census increases, adjusted budget dollars increase, and orders adjusted for enough supplies to be certain he is taking excellent care of his customers.  Without predictive analytics, his orders may be “his best guess” on needs and may fall short of budget expectations and stress his departments commitment to excellence 

Employing this simple business intelligence strategy across all of your department heads will empower the facility to meet budget expectations.   

All of your Department Managers want to succeed. With predictive analytics, auto adjusting budget dollars and “declining balance” can give them confidence to meet spending expectations.   

What else can predictive analytics be used for? 

Skilled nursing operators have a wealth of data that can be used to make course adjustments and get back on track to reach goals.  Data gives you a historical view of “what happened” and “what’s happening right now”.  

Predictive analytics identifies trends, alerts for problems, and offers opportunities to put data to use and strengthen favorable outcomes. 

Our predictive analytics strategies can be applied to PBJ, census, cash flow, and accounts receivableand many more. 

Making sense of too much data  

How many software platforms does it take to run a skilled nursing facility? Census/EHR, Payroll, Scheduling & PBJ, Culinary, Financial, … the list goes on. The result? Information overload. Yet, smart operators are taking these data silos and integrating them for their best benefit. By doing so, they are turning information overload into business opportunity.  Prone 2 Dream Technologies has developed CORE – a business intelligence strategy that joins together your disparate data silos into a relevant order. Your data aggregated in one place custom dashboards – where you have real time access to all the factors affecting your profitability.   COREgives you the ability to view fresh data on a daily basis – you can drill down into your daily activities and find the insights you need for actionable decisions – in minutes. You are able to monitor controllable expenses before they affect your bottom line.   With CORE, you have the visibility to evaluate the course, identify direct influencers and evaluate course corrections as the data builds bringing stability to your profit margin.  

How to apply a predictive analytics strategy  

The key is consultation with our seasoned analyst who can assess your data stores – The why? The how did we get here? The what needs to change for us to reach our goal?    Once your history has been evaluated and the goals identified, Prone 2 Dream Technologies can apply a predictive analytics strategy over that data. This includes integrating your data platforms into a centralized location, keeping them refreshed, where critical KPIs can be at your fingertips.   Sound complicated? It’s not.   

Prone 2 Dream sets you up for success with onboarding, ongoing training and unlimited support for your executive team and front-line managers.  

Contact us today for your complimentary consultation. 

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